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they think there's some sort of bounce for the president on sandy. nobody can point to any metric yet to prove this, but when you think about where things were a week ago, a week ago there was this assumption that, boy, all the intangibles here at the end were going to -- >> let me -- >> -- to romney. now it feels there's intangibles that may favor the president. >> i get the sense that the love of romney by the right and other political players is based on sand in this case. and guys like the governor of new jersey and all the voices out there that haven't come to romney's help this week, they don't love him enough to say, wait a minute, forget this storm, this guy is great. >> i don't know. >> i don't hear a lot of that. >> it's like mark rypien as the redskins quarterback. they loved him when he won the super bowl. >> i think they decided romney is good enough to win the super bowl -- >> do you think this is a question of not having a lot of strong personal support and love for the guy? i don't hear a lot of people saying, we are still for this gu
they think there's some sort of bounce for the president on sandy. nobody can point to any metric yet to prove this, but when you think about where things were a week ago, a week ago there was this assumption that, boy, all the intangibles here at the end were going to -- >> let me -- >> -- to romney. now it feels there's intangibles that may favor the president. >> i get the sense that the love of romney by the right and other political players is based on sand in this case....
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repairing the damage from hurricane sandy. and we'll show you that on video. we'll show you just how idiotic mitt romney can be when the anti-fema candidate tries to show his expertise in storm cleanup. this is video that you have got to see. it's in the "rewrite." ♪ chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >>> they were political opponents just days ago. now they have bonded in tragedy. we'll have more on president obama and governor christie next. and what will happen just six days from now when polls open, or they try to open, in the midst of the cleanup from hurricane sandy? we'll have a look at election mechanics. that's coming up. [ female announcer ] food, meet flavor. flavor, meet food. it's time for swanson flavor boost. concentrated broth in easy to use packets. mix it into skillet dishes, for an instant dose of... hell-o! [ female announcer ] get recipes at flavorboost.com. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and de
repairing the damage from hurricane sandy. and we'll show you that on video. we'll show you just how idiotic mitt romney can be when the anti-fema candidate tries to show his expertise in storm cleanup. this is video that you have got to see. it's in the "rewrite." ♪ chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >>> they were political opponents just days ago. now they have bonded in tragedy. we'll have...
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begin tonight with the continuing effort to assess the damage and begin the cleanup from hurricane sandy. president obama traveled to new jersey today, the state hardest hit by the massive storm to meet with hurricane victims and state officials led by republican governor chris christie. the two men toured southern new jersey on the ground and from the air over flooded streets, flattened houses and piers washed out to sea. reporters did not accompany the president and governor christie as they flew on marine one, the president's helicopter. governor christie, who had been spending most of his days prior to the storm attacking the president on the campaign trail, today thanked him. >> i want to thank the president. we spent a significant afternoon together surveying the damage up and down the new jersey coastline. we have lots of challenges. our challenge now is to get back to normalcy. and i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our state, who suffered some loss. luckily, we haven't suffered that much loss of life. a
begin tonight with the continuing effort to assess the damage and begin the cleanup from hurricane sandy. president obama traveled to new jersey today, the state hardest hit by the massive storm to meet with hurricane victims and state officials led by republican governor chris christie. the two men toured southern new jersey on the ground and from the air over flooded streets, flattened houses and piers washed out to sea. reporters did not accompany the president and governor christie as they...
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this is october surprise named sandy. thankfully, in the last days, many have thoughtfully considered the role of a strong infrastructure and a stronger government. this helped us focus on the very real need for the kind of disaster planning and preparedness that only our government can provide. this morning, president obama said he remains focused as well. >> this continues to be my number one priority. there is nothing more important than us getting this right. we are going to spend as much time, effort, and energy that is necessary to make sure all the people in new york, new jersey, and connecticut know that the entire country is behind them. >> back to my panel, david, in the immediate moments after a disaster, with he feel like, oh, all victims are worthy and we have this rallying around the victim effect. how long does that last? should we expect in this context that some folks are going to be made into villains. >> that is going to happen. there is tremendous anger in staten island. the power is coming back on in
this is october surprise named sandy. thankfully, in the last days, many have thoughtfully considered the role of a strong infrastructure and a stronger government. this helped us focus on the very real need for the kind of disaster planning and preparedness that only our government can provide. this morning, president obama said he remains focused as well. >> this continues to be my number one priority. there is nothing more important than us getting this right. we are going to spend as...
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october jobs report, super storm sandy. will either of these events impact your vote on election day? sweet me or find me on facebook, thomasaroberts, msnbc. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart have teamed up to bring you a low-priced medicare prescription drug plan. ♪ with a low national plan premium... ♪ ...and copays as low as one dollar... ♪ ...saving on your medicare prescriptions is easy. ♪ so you're free to focus on the things that really matter. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. or go to walmart.com for details. >>> right now, 3.5 million homes are without power across several different states. lower manhattan, parts of it, could come back online today. other areas, they face a wait of up to ten days. those power problems causing incredible frustration at gas stations. look at the lines for several days in a row. this video shows how bad it is. the snaking lines out of the parking lot on to a different day. the police in manhattan had to prevent fight from breaking out yesterday. the economic impact from sand
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sandy and christ christie's son believe it. >> who needs friends? it's true, richard. i mean, goodness. >> what's true? >> the -- >> heavens. >> i don't know that chris christie is acting the role of a greek column for president obama but images, we talked about bipartisanship in the earlier segment, but this cannot make the romney campaign happy. i will say, romney strategist quoted as saying governor christie's doing his job. he's governor of a state hit by a very, very horrific storm, there's tremendous damage, people have lost lives and he's doing exactly what he's supposed to be doing as governor of new jersey. the president is doing what he needs to do as president and this ises a case of the governor doing his job. i think that's it. >> a great strategist, work ford governor christie. he should become an ambassador in anyone's administration. >> seriously. >> if rush limbaugh wants to say those things go to new jersey and say them directly to chris christie's face. >> i want to see that play out. >> chris christie -- chris christie has done a number of different
sandy and christ christie's son believe it. >> who needs friends? it's true, richard. i mean, goodness. >> what's true? >> the -- >> heavens. >> i don't know that chris christie is acting the role of a greek column for president obama but images, we talked about bipartisanship in the earlier segment, but this cannot make the romney campaign happy. i will say, romney strategist quoted as saying governor christie's doing his job. he's governor of a state hit by a...
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you're writing, gene, will hurricane sandy be our wake-up call? you walk to talk through that a little bit? >> yeah. i'm writing about climate change. and scientists have been telling us for two decades or more that one of the impacts of climate change is going to be to make the weather less predictable, more volatile, and we're going to see storms of the size we haven't seen before and in places we haven't seen before. some years will be fewer and some years it will be more, but it makes the weather crazy. look at what's happening. you know, i covered hurricane katrina. and i'm seeing scenes this week that i thought i would never see again in my lifetime that i saw in katrina. this is just extraordinary, and it's heartbreaking. and we need to wake up and deal with the fact that the weather is different now. and places like new york are going to need a different level of protection, you know, in rotterdam and in london, they have this huge surge barriers to prevent this sort of thing from happening. you can say you don't need it, but guess what, i
you're writing, gene, will hurricane sandy be our wake-up call? you walk to talk through that a little bit? >> yeah. i'm writing about climate change. and scientists have been telling us for two decades or more that one of the impacts of climate change is going to be to make the weather less predictable, more volatile, and we're going to see storms of the size we haven't seen before and in places we haven't seen before. some years will be fewer and some years it will be more, but it makes...
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now hurricane sandy. sandy, what kind of name is that? are you a dude storm or a lady storm? oh, big surprise. just when obama needs a boost, who shows up but a gender-ambiguous weather system, a category 5 bi-hurricane. hey, don't get me wrong. i don't mind you being a meteorological event, but why must you be so flamboyant and in my face about it? no. i'm hurricane sandy. deal with me. >> oh, my gosh. up next, bill karins calls it the storm of a lifetime. for many living along the east coast as millions are still trying to recover from hurricane sandy. this week's "time" cover tackles the impact of the storm along with special election coverage. rick stengel is next to reveal the new issue. "morning joe" returns in just a moment. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. with
now hurricane sandy. sandy, what kind of name is that? are you a dude storm or a lady storm? oh, big surprise. just when obama needs a boost, who shows up but a gender-ambiguous weather system, a category 5 bi-hurricane. hey, don't get me wrong. i don't mind you being a meteorological event, but why must you be so flamboyant and in my face about it? no. i'm hurricane sandy. deal with me. >> oh, my gosh. up next, bill karins calls it the storm of a lifetime. for many living along the east...
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sandy's having a real real local impact on ohio residents' lives. but sandy's march through ohio also has a national impact because ohio, of course, is the most crucial of all the swing states. ohio, for example-s big on early voting. they camp out for it there. as sandy approached, ohio counties reported even heavier than usual early voting, with people rushing to cast their ballots ahead of the storm. lots of things are amazing about ohio's politics, but frankly, what i find most amazing in ohio this year is the way the romney campaign is choosing to close out their campaign there. remember when mr. romney campaigned on that flat out lie that president obama's getting rid of a work requirement for welfare, even though president obama did no such thing? well, now mr. romney is back with a new ad in ohio with that same old lie about welfare. they brought it back for the end of the campaign. romney campaign sent senator norm coleman from minnesota to ohio to tell voters there that mitt romney had no intention of overturning roe versus wade even thoug
sandy's having a real real local impact on ohio residents' lives. but sandy's march through ohio also has a national impact because ohio, of course, is the most crucial of all the swing states. ohio, for example-s big on early voting. they camp out for it there. as sandy approached, ohio counties reported even heavier than usual early voting, with people rushing to cast their ballots ahead of the storm. lots of things are amazing about ohio's politics, but frankly, what i find most amazing in...
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what sandy does is make it immediate, specific, direct and targeted. so, i want to ask the congressman and you about the evidence shows you knew this was going to happen and so, therefore, what happens in 2100 is specific as well, but how do you move beyond the politics so that people pressure makes it more potential legislation? >> congressman, yeah, is there any hope of forward movement in, say, a house dominated by the republican party for political movement on this? >> look it, congress is a stimulus response institution. there's nothing more stimulating than watching night after night, day after day, millions of people paralyzed along the east coast. this is going to have the same impact that 9/11 had on how we protect ourselves here domestically. it will have the same impact that the bp oil spill had in ensuring that we don't ever again have the same lax safety standards and oil drilling off our coastline. this is a game changer. and i agree with what the gentleman said, because this is no longer just a hollywood blockbuster the day after tomorro
what sandy does is make it immediate, specific, direct and targeted. so, i want to ask the congressman and you about the evidence shows you knew this was going to happen and so, therefore, what happens in 2100 is specific as well, but how do you move beyond the politics so that people pressure makes it more potential legislation? >> congressman, yeah, is there any hope of forward movement in, say, a house dominated by the republican party for political movement on this? >> look it,...
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right now we are in the aftermath period of this superstorm, sandy. how do you feel in terms of dealing with the aftermath, describing those explosions, these ongoing worries. before we get to rebuilding, rescuing people, taking care of continuing damage right now. how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say that i think his response has been terrific, really. and it's been coordinated, unlike some of what happened in katrina. and you heard, you know, governor christie, who's a republican, with president obama, working together. and that's how it's been, from the president to the governor, all the way down to the county and the towns. so one of the things that i did today, in fact, i was just on the phone before i came in here, was talk to fema about trying to get an office and a staff person in various parts of the district that i viewed today, and they're working on it
right now we are in the aftermath period of this superstorm, sandy. how do you feel in terms of dealing with the aftermath, describing those explosions, these ongoing worries. before we get to rebuilding, rescuing people, taking care of continuing damage right now. how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say...
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what an exemplary job he's lead in tropical storm sandy. he's done so in a way that's perfectly displayed bipartisan cooperation. he did that. barack obama. as i said the word tonight is if. if this president is re-elected tomorrow, it's because of the bold controversial acts he's taken. he acted where others might have flinched or numbered or said, oh, we don't need government to do those things. what the american people do tomorrow and what they have begun doing since voting began, if obama is re-elected, it's because of the historical alliance he struck when he asked hillary clinton to be his secretary of state, offering her the most extinguished position in this cabinet. it will go down in history. and her acceptance of this high position along with a requirement of full autonomy in subcabinet appointments was the deal maker. a headline written up when nothing was new, the joke. today, tonight, the democratic party is ewe united. the former president speaking in florida and in scranton as the campaign's closer. there could be no more dr
what an exemplary job he's lead in tropical storm sandy. he's done so in a way that's perfectly displayed bipartisan cooperation. he did that. barack obama. as i said the word tonight is if. if this president is re-elected tomorrow, it's because of the bold controversial acts he's taken. he acted where others might have flinched or numbered or said, oh, we don't need government to do those things. what the american people do tomorrow and what they have begun doing since voting began, if obama...
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from sandy. more than 4.5 million still don't have power. that's down from a high of about 8 million. some of the biggest cries for help are coming from new york's staten island where the superstorm has claimed at least 19 lives. among them, two little boys, brothers, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. their bodice weies were found i marsh on thursday. their mother's suv was washed out when rising waters engulfed their vehicle. people living on the island told nbc's ann curry support has been far too slow in coming. >> every single person on this block lost everything. >> we just want everyone to know that we are hurting down here, and we need help immediately. >> well, fema teams did walk through staten island neighborhoods on thursday trying to make sure victims signed up for federal help. >>> elsewhere, the national guard handed out water, food, and diapers last night. 17 military aircraft arrived in new york state carrying power repair trucks from california. in virginia, the uss san antonio was loaded up with relief supplies and sent off to
from sandy. more than 4.5 million still don't have power. that's down from a high of about 8 million. some of the biggest cries for help are coming from new york's staten island where the superstorm has claimed at least 19 lives. among them, two little boys, brothers, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. their bodice weies were found i marsh on thursday. their mother's suv was washed out when rising waters engulfed their vehicle. people living on the island told nbc's ann curry support has been far...
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no sandy. no any other effects. and so any other excuse that some republicans make is whistling past their grave yards. >> you accept it's more about demographics, more latino voters, up 10%, almost 11%, almost maxing out. a pretty good showing among white voters, about 39, about the levels of the last four or five cycles. >> well, i mean, he dropped a little bit. he had 43% of the -- >> before him. >> yeah, around where gore and kerry were. you know, they were -- the people you mentioned before, david plouffe, jim messina and jim axelrod -- particularly messina and plouffe, i wrote about this, they saw this as a contest between economics and demographics. the economics were going to be a headwind for president obama and the only way to win was focus like a laser beam on four groups. the rest of the campaign was just mood music for them. they were looking at african-americans, hispanics, college educated white women and young voters in nine states. that was -- they had a year and a half before they had to engage wit
no sandy. no any other effects. and so any other excuse that some republicans make is whistling past their grave yards. >> you accept it's more about demographics, more latino voters, up 10%, almost 11%, almost maxing out. a pretty good showing among white voters, about 39, about the levels of the last four or five cycles. >> well, i mean, he dropped a little bit. he had 43% of the -- >> before him. >> yeah, around where gore and kerry were. you know, they were -- the...
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this is just the damage that you saw from sandy. now more damage that you are seeing from the nor'easter that passed through. they're taking it in by the truck full and they are taking it out by the truck full. they've been doing it all day. they were doing it yesterday. they will be doing it tomorrow. you're seeing this up and down the coast here in new jersey. there are still 390,000 customers without power across the state. people are getting very frustrated. there are people that have not had pow er since sandy hit. that's ten full days. there are others who had power, then had it cruelly taken away after this nor'easter hit. the snow when you woke up, chuck, looked very nice out here. but, unfortunately, it's not going to be very pretty. it is going to turn into a slushy mess. >> thanks very much. >>> up next, i got my political panel here. we've got a big look at just how the obama campaign pulled off their victory. >>> but first, the white house soup of the day -- this is good comfort food soup. loaded potato. are they loaded
this is just the damage that you saw from sandy. now more damage that you are seeing from the nor'easter that passed through. they're taking it in by the truck full and they are taking it out by the truck full. they've been doing it all day. they were doing it yesterday. they will be doing it tomorrow. you're seeing this up and down the coast here in new jersey. there are still 390,000 customers without power across the state. people are getting very frustrated. there are people that have not...
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everyone is focused on sandy and the election. earnings from humana and time warner cable don't really move the needle, folks, here. the discussion we're having on cnbc a lot today is what's going to happen either way? an obama win, what does that mean for the markets? and a romney win, what does that mean for the markets? jack welch came on our air today and compared the revolution in oil and nat gas in america to the internet. and he wants to see fracking go on and go on and go on. that was an interesting comment. >> mark zuckerman, jump in. >> i think the economy is weak, has been weak, the weakest it's been since i've been in business. >> you're not seeing signs of life in any of the data coming out? i could give you a list. >> the one sign i think is the most important is employment. >> right. >> and employment numbers basically have not changed. what has changed is how they measure it. what has changed we have substituted part-time employment for full-time employment and those people are considered to be working on some leve
everyone is focused on sandy and the election. earnings from humana and time warner cable don't really move the needle, folks, here. the discussion we're having on cnbc a lot today is what's going to happen either way? an obama win, what does that mean for the markets? and a romney win, what does that mean for the markets? jack welch came on our air today and compared the revolution in oil and nat gas in america to the internet. and he wants to see fracking go on and go on and go on. that was...
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they've elected several folks now, brian sandy val, marco cruz, a real effect on the party and moderate them with respect to the issues. >> thank you very much. thanks. and look forward to meeting you in person as you come to washington. lots of luck to you. >>> outgoing senator olympia snowe on the gridlock in washington and republican losses. >>> plus -- after a big election win what are the next legal challenges ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a superior clean. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. or treat gas with these after you get it. now that's like sunblock before or sun burn cream later. oh, somebody out there's saying, now i get it! take beano before and there'll be no gas. husband of former congresswoman gabby giffords delivered a victim impact st
they've elected several folks now, brian sandy val, marco cruz, a real effect on the party and moderate them with respect to the issues. >> thank you very much. thanks. and look forward to meeting you in person as you come to washington. lots of luck to you. >>> outgoing senator olympia snowe on the gridlock in washington and republican losses. >>> plus -- after a big election win what are the next legal challenges ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it...
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is hurricane sandy and the response have a political impact on this race? >> well, david, first of all, the political impact of sandy is sort of irrelevant. what's important is the impact we're seeing in new jersey and new york, connecticut, and west virginia. we have to make sure we stand by them to recover. we believe this race is very stable. you know, all through the fall. and i think that we're headed to a very close race where the president has an edge in enough battleground states to be re-elected tuesday night. >> despite governor christie's high marks, the reality is staten island, and this area in new york and in this region, you have so many people without power. you have critical shortages of gasoline. has the federal government done enough to reach those people who are still suffering here almost a week after this storm? >> well, we're doing everything we can, partnering with state and local officials, to make sure that we're getting fuel into the area. we're providing direct e' assistance to allow affected families and people to have ow money
is hurricane sandy and the response have a political impact on this race? >> well, david, first of all, the political impact of sandy is sort of irrelevant. what's important is the impact we're seeing in new jersey and new york, connecticut, and west virginia. we have to make sure we stand by them to recover. we believe this race is very stable. you know, all through the fall. and i think that we're headed to a very close race where the president has an edge in enough battleground states...
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starting making his comeback in some of these cases before sandy hit. but then it sort of froze things with the trajectory of the president with a little bit of momentum and romney stalling. but i go back. it's funny you bring it up. businessmen when they run for office get a halo effect with swing voters. particularly independents. there's this businessman halo. i've heard consultants tell me about it from the republican and democratic side. the trick is how quickly does that halo go away? for a long time the obama campaign had beaten the living daylights out of romney's business background to make it so that he never got it. the denver debate gave it back to him again. right? sort of brought it back and he was doing well with that group of swing voters. now where are these? i was stunned in our wall street journal poll when you look at it in the up for grabs voters. they look like they lean more obama than romney. and that's a big problem for romney. >> i thought the nbs c -- >> let's stay with chuck. out there that the challenger will get four out of
starting making his comeback in some of these cases before sandy hit. but then it sort of froze things with the trajectory of the president with a little bit of momentum and romney stalling. but i go back. it's funny you bring it up. businessmen when they run for office get a halo effect with swing voters. particularly independents. there's this businessman halo. i've heard consultants tell me about it from the republican and democratic side. the trick is how quickly does that halo go away? for...
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now hurricane sandy. sandy, what kind of name is that? are you induced or a lady storm? big surprise, just when obama needs a boost, who shows up in a gender ambiguous weather system? a category 5 bi-hurricane. don't get me wrong, i don't mind you being a meteorological event but why must be so flam poiboya and in my face about it? no, i'm hurricane sandy. deal with me. >> all right. did you see this video yesterday? a 4-year-old girl in ft. collins, colorado, if you think you're sick of the presidential election, look to her reaction after a ride to her grocery store with her mom during which she listened to an mpr report about the campaign. >> because i'm tired of both obama and mitt romney. >> that's why you're crying? oh, it will be over soon, abby. okay? the election will be over soon, okay? >> okay. >> she speaks for so many. by the way, npr offered an apology to the little girl and said "only a few more days. only a few more days." here's a picture of little abigail smiling. there she is happy. they visited her and gave her a little feature and tweeted out that pi
now hurricane sandy. sandy, what kind of name is that? are you induced or a lady storm? big surprise, just when obama needs a boost, who shows up in a gender ambiguous weather system? a category 5 bi-hurricane. don't get me wrong, i don't mind you being a meteorological event but why must be so flam poiboya and in my face about it? no, i'm hurricane sandy. deal with me. >> all right. did you see this video yesterday? a 4-year-old girl in ft. collins, colorado, if you think you're sick of...
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a loot of people fighting here in the hurricane of hurricane sandy. first responders honored in a pregame ceremony out at the meadowlands. roger goodell donated $1 million to the relief effort on behalf of the nfl. new jersey native victor cruz among those spending time with the first responders before the game. in the game, though, the steelers, pick it up in the second quarter, ben roethlisberger stripped by osi umenyio umenyiora. boley takes it for the score. there was a luck finds a rookie. luck threw for an nfl rookie record in this one. two touchdowns. colts win 23-20. they are 5-3 after being dreadful last year. the dolphins back to 500 at 4-4. not a bad day for the colts former qb. cincinnati facing the bengals. fourth quarter, broncos up four, manning puts the game away. beautiful back shoulder throw to eric decker. broncos win 31-23. they've on top of the nfc west behind peyton manning at 5-3. the last two heisman trophy winners going at it, cam newton taking on rg3 and the skins. cam newton looking long for armante edwards. sets up a one-ya
a loot of people fighting here in the hurricane of hurricane sandy. first responders honored in a pregame ceremony out at the meadowlands. roger goodell donated $1 million to the relief effort on behalf of the nfl. new jersey native victor cruz among those spending time with the first responders before the game. in the game, though, the steelers, pick it up in the second quarter, ben roethlisberger stripped by osi umenyio umenyiora. boley takes it for the score. there was a luck finds a rookie....
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it's coming at the same time where rising costs of hurricane sandy are coming in. that's something we have to look forward to in the november numbers, not impacting today. four days, of course, before the election. i think we can expect a politically charged payroll report later today. for now, back to you. >> we will see those numbers at 8:30 eastern time. less than three hours from now. julia, thanks so much. >>> as always this morning, you can e-mail me at waytooearly@msnbc.com. tweet me @williegeist. let me know what you're doing. >>> still ahead, richard engle takes to the skies above new york city to survey the damage. his report next. >>> plus -- >> number five -- >> single and looking to mingle? find that special someone on the early voting line. >> yeah, that's right. >> vice president joe biden stops by letterman to give his top ten reasons to vote early. that clip and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> i'm depending on you like i have in the past. ais i'll try not to disappoint you. thank you very much. [ man ] ring ring... pro
it's coming at the same time where rising costs of hurricane sandy are coming in. that's something we have to look forward to in the november numbers, not impacting today. four days, of course, before the election. i think we can expect a politically charged payroll report later today. for now, back to you. >> we will see those numbers at 8:30 eastern time. less than three hours from now. julia, thanks so much. >>> as always this morning, you can e-mail me at...
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sandy killed 109 people almost half of them were killed in new york city. it left people without power for weeks thousands of businesses were closed for more than a week without power at all. in fact more than 2300 customers still don't have power in new york city. nothing in the devastation brought by hurricane sandy could explain an increase in jobless claims in the fox news world where they were so quick to try to rewrite the borough of labor statistics. how sealed off can you be in the fox news studio in the middle of manhattan? how sealed off from human suffering can you be? here is how sealed off you are. here is how far the studio is from staten island and lower manhattan and queens and everywhere else in new york city and the world. >> now, sandy, how could you possibly say that has anything to do with first time jobless claims when a storm hits you get fired? [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to.
sandy killed 109 people almost half of them were killed in new york city. it left people without power for weeks thousands of businesses were closed for more than a week without power at all. in fact more than 2300 customers still don't have power in new york city. nothing in the devastation brought by hurricane sandy could explain an increase in jobless claims in the fox news world where they were so quick to try to rewrite the borough of labor statistics. how sealed off can you be in the fox...
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and then hurricane sandy hit. on tuesday romney will try to do something only accomplished once in 100 years. he'll try not to just unseat an incumbent president, but he's trying to knock a party out of power after just one term. while the president is targeting each part of his coalition with a handful of small arguments, romney is counting on winning the large one. >> he made a lot of promises, but those promises he couldn't keep. and the difference between us, he made promises he couldn't keep, i'm making promises i have kept and i will keep them for the american people. >> so where does that leave us? the two campaigns believe passionately in two different realities. the obama campaign believes the country's demographics have changed the electorate in their favor. the romney campaign believes you have the momentum to swing over. it's possible we are headed for a 50/50 split. it all comes down to nine states or is it seven or is it five? whatever the result, polization is hardening. the house has changed hands
and then hurricane sandy hit. on tuesday romney will try to do something only accomplished once in 100 years. he'll try not to just unseat an incumbent president, but he's trying to knock a party out of power after just one term. while the president is targeting each part of his coalition with a handful of small arguments, romney is counting on winning the large one. >> he made a lot of promises, but those promises he couldn't keep. and the difference between us, he made promises he...
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we talked about a bump after hurricane sandy, the image of president obama with governor christie. according to our first read team, they say if there's a bump it's a bump in obama's direction. the caveat for team obama, al gore in 2000 and gerald ford in '76 had the momentum and ended up losing. both were representing incumbent party. what do you make if any of any comparisons there? >> i think what people liked to see last week in the midst of hurricane sandy was the most port zan of republicans, the man who delivered the keynote address at the convention working with the incumbent president, who is the democratic standard bearer. that's what people most want. when i had the opportunity to sit down the president recently, the first question i asked was about polarization. what are you prepared to do to get things done and to compromise, regardless of where the blame lies, for that which has taken place up until now? that's why i think it struck a chord. >> let's talk about the things we're seeing and getting a lot of people on facebook, twitter, social media plays a big part. now
we talked about a bump after hurricane sandy, the image of president obama with governor christie. according to our first read team, they say if there's a bump it's a bump in obama's direction. the caveat for team obama, al gore in 2000 and gerald ford in '76 had the momentum and ended up losing. both were representing incumbent party. what do you make if any of any comparisons there? >> i think what people liked to see last week in the midst of hurricane sandy was the most port zan of...
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four days since sandy made landfall. i'm toure. from the superstorm to the supercharged final jobs report. has either changed the race? >> i'm s.e. cupp. after two definitions and three debates, it's almost time to actually vote. where are the candidates spending their final hours and bha does it mean? we'll read the political tea leaves. >> fear turns to frustration for thousands of victims
four days since sandy made landfall. i'm toure. from the superstorm to the supercharged final jobs report. has either changed the race? >> i'm s.e. cupp. after two definitions and three debates, it's almost time to actually vote. where are the candidates spending their final hours and bha does it mean? we'll read the political tea leaves. >> fear turns to frustration for thousands of victims
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there's no doubt hurricane sandy has many people in need of assistance. they need water, food, and clothes among other things. and there's a number of ways to help. you can visit fema.gov and click on volunteer and donate to find ways to donate to specific states in need of help. you can also visit redcross.org and click on "donate funds" to give to any red cross chapter. hurricane sandy has also caused a blood shortage because of blood drive cancelations. to find out where you can donate blood, visit redcrossblood.org. meanwhile, the storm has forced two major new york city hospitals to evacuate. backup generators failed at bellevue hospital and nyu langone medical center. hundreds of patients had to evacuate including patients in critical condition and 20 babies from the intensive care unit. doctors described the evacuations as labor intensive and extremely difficult. joining me tonight is a hero, a nurse. lori touchette, one of the hero nurses who helped evacuate premature and sick babies when nyu's langone hospital lost power during hurricane sandy. d
there's no doubt hurricane sandy has many people in need of assistance. they need water, food, and clothes among other things. and there's a number of ways to help. you can visit fema.gov and click on volunteer and donate to find ways to donate to specific states in need of help. you can also visit redcross.org and click on "donate funds" to give to any red cross chapter. hurricane sandy has also caused a blood shortage because of blood drive cancelations. to find out where you can...
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he called sandy a warning. do you think this is a big warning and the fact it has the governor's attention -- the governor's attention's been on this. he's saying the frequency of this, it's not political, but we got to look at it from the frequency standpoint. >> we are entering an era of climate disruption. we are right now seeing the beginnings of this. this is going to be the warmest year on record. we had record droughts. we're seeing disruption across the planet. it's important for people to understand this. we started putting carbon at industrial scale into the atmosphere starting in the industrial revolution. there's already more than 100 years of that in the air. we've already warmed the earth's temperature by about 8/10 of a degree. people will look at this and say, well, there were bad storms in the 1930s. indeed, there were. the best way to think about this is to think about steroids and baseball. all right? if a baseball player is on steroids, you can't point at any one home run and say, that home
he called sandy a warning. do you think this is a big warning and the fact it has the governor's attention -- the governor's attention's been on this. he's saying the frequency of this, it's not political, but we got to look at it from the frequency standpoint. >> we are entering an era of climate disruption. we are right now seeing the beginnings of this. this is going to be the warmest year on record. we had record droughts. we're seeing disruption across the planet. it's important for...
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the area that sandy covered was roughly the size of europe. we know that staten island took a particularly hard hit from sandy, so we want to make sure that the right resources are brought here as quickly as possible to help this community which is so very strong recover even more quickly. >> secretary napolitano told reporters today they had fema and the national guard on the ground in the northeast with more to come. over 75,000 survivors have applied for federal disaster assistance already and the governor has already given out $15 million in aid. more than 8.7 million liters of water are in place for victims along with 2.6 million meals. the red cross has 258 shelters open across the region. federal officials are moving generators to hospitals and nursing homes still without electricity and the department of defense is helping to air lift utility crews into affected areas to get the lights back on. in new york, officials have restored power to more than 375,000 homes and businesses. people cheered when the lights came back on, gasoline is
the area that sandy covered was roughly the size of europe. we know that staten island took a particularly hard hit from sandy, so we want to make sure that the right resources are brought here as quickly as possible to help this community which is so very strong recover even more quickly. >> secretary napolitano told reporters today they had fema and the national guard on the ground in the northeast with more to come. over 75,000 survivors have applied for federal disaster assistance...
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just before hurricane sandy, hit, ann coulter called our sitting president a retard. sarah palin called it a shuck and jive schtik. we saw how angry people were. there was anti-black racist sort of argument going on. i believe there's been a lot of it around the edges. i think romney has been responsible for it, but today he said obama's campaign is about revenge. a call for revensven goran e re. your thoughts? >> not to mention the line that he used we did a clip of about handing out checks. the handing out checks is an old mean going back to the days of ronald reagan and before that. even back to the '70s. so i think that what interested me was that michael told me just what a storm of hatred his own column unleashed today, which is very interesting. i think what's going on, on the fringes of the republican side and you can see it from the polling, there's more intensity on the republican side. not as many strong supporters of romney as obama, but those who are for romney are very strong. but the irony is they're strong for him not because they like him, they're str
just before hurricane sandy, hit, ann coulter called our sitting president a retard. sarah palin called it a shuck and jive schtik. we saw how angry people were. there was anti-black racist sort of argument going on. i believe there's been a lot of it around the edges. i think romney has been responsible for it, but today he said obama's campaign is about revenge. a call for revensven goran e re. your thoughts? >> not to mention the line that he used we did a clip of about handing out...
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sandy puts a human face on budget cutting talk. republicans proudly brag about the size ever cuts they're willing to make to the budget. they crow about hard choices and hard truths. governor romney has proposed cutting spending to less than 20% of gdp. all that tough talk sounds great until you're facing with the real world consequences of their budget-cutting bluster. try looking into the eyes of people who have lost all their possessions and possibly a loved one and telling them there is no help for them because of budget cuts. try telling them the highway that takes them to work will not be rebuilt. try telling them that they are on their own. romney's proposed cuts would hack fema aid by 40%. not to mention what it would do to programs aimed at helping the poorest among us. all while refusing to raise a single penny in extra revenue. hurricane damage is estimated to be $50 billion or more. the entire budget of the state of new jersey in 2012 was just under $30 billion. try telling jersey to fix its own problems on the state an
sandy puts a human face on budget cutting talk. republicans proudly brag about the size ever cuts they're willing to make to the budget. they crow about hard choices and hard truths. governor romney has proposed cutting spending to less than 20% of gdp. all that tough talk sounds great until you're facing with the real world consequences of their budget-cutting bluster. try looking into the eyes of people who have lost all their possessions and possibly a loved one and telling them there is no...
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the mayor says hurricane sandy played a part. the part of the city you have probably never been an know nothing about. and that is in tonight's rewrite. ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a superior clean. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. >>> we must shoulder our common hope. that is the hope i'm asking you to share. that is the future in our sights. that is why i'm asking for your vote. that is why i need you early voting tomorrow. that is why i need young people. with five days until the election. president campaigned where he delivered this message. >> the folks at the top in this country, they don't need a champion in washington. they will have a seat at the table. they will have access and influe
the mayor says hurricane sandy played a part. the part of the city you have probably never been an know nothing about. and that is in tonight's rewrite. ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a...
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and hurricane sandy is highlighting his transparency problems. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz is here with reaction tonight. stay with us. >>> thanks for joining us tonight. now, to hear the romney campaign tell the story they're preparing for certain victory on election day. >> obama has a political environment problem. he's got an intensity problem. he's got an image problem. and he's got a ballot problem, and they all add up to a challenging tuesday next week. >> image problem? that's a new one. romney campaign senior advisers are out and about making bold statements to reporters, yet providing little evidence. >> the firewall that i think they talked about was iowa, wisconsin, and ohio. and right now, their firewall is burning. >> well, but the polling tells a much different story. it's not looking pretty for mitt romney in ohio. the president has a sizable lead back in wisconsin. and he's up in virginia by five points. the president even has a narrow lead in florida. today, mitt romney campaigned in florida to try to make up some ground.
and hurricane sandy is highlighting his transparency problems. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz is here with reaction tonight. stay with us. >>> thanks for joining us tonight. now, to hear the romney campaign tell the story they're preparing for certain victory on election day. >> obama has a political environment problem. he's got an intensity problem. he's got an image problem. and he's got a ballot problem, and they all add up to a challenging tuesday next week. >>...
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the coverage for a while before, during and after sandy, especially after sandy has been very favorable to president obama. you would think that's going to help, and it's still going on. having chris christie as a de facto unintentional surrogate doesn't seem to hurt obama one bit. it probably seems to help him. >> what is so interesting, you said chris christie, de facto endorser of obama. you've got this new article exclusive from politico saying there were people on governor romney's team who believed that chris kri city was the vp choice almost until the very ending, and surprise it's ryan. isn't the timing interesting? >> it's a little too interesting. look, there are two ways to react. governor christie says i'm doing my job. the president is doing his job. we're working together and i'm being honest. you have to respect that. look at two different examples. haley barbour who went through katrina in mississippi says that's absolutely what governor christy ought to say, he is doing what he has to do and get off his back. and you have the underground voices of the romney campaign wh
the coverage for a while before, during and after sandy, especially after sandy has been very favorable to president obama. you would think that's going to help, and it's still going on. having chris christie as a de facto unintentional surrogate doesn't seem to hurt obama one bit. it probably seems to help him. >> what is so interesting, you said chris christie, de facto endorser of obama. you've got this new article exclusive from politico saying there were people on governor romney's...
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still recovering from the two big storms and especially sandy. this is a really last cold morning for people out there in the area. impact windchills are in the low 30s. heading to the 50s this afternoon. look at the extended forecast. this is going to be an all hands on deck clean-up weekend throughout the region with temperatures, especially on sunday, look at that, beautiful sunshine and 65 degrees. so we're in a pattern change. all the stormy weather on the east is exiting. warm air in the middle of the country is going to head east this weekend. look at the west coast. that's where all the storm where weather is now. temperatures have plunged. we have numerous area with rain and snow showers, especially heading through california, even l.a. has a chance of light rain later on today. the snow, that's going to be all mountain that and the higher elevations of utah and idaho. that's a travel trouble spot today, especially up there in montana where they're having a history making blizzard. weekend forecast, watch the temperatures soar on the eas
still recovering from the two big storms and especially sandy. this is a really last cold morning for people out there in the area. impact windchills are in the low 30s. heading to the 50s this afternoon. look at the extended forecast. this is going to be an all hands on deck clean-up weekend throughout the region with temperatures, especially on sunday, look at that, beautiful sunshine and 65 degrees. so we're in a pattern change. all the stormy weather on the east is exiting. warm air in the...
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even before sandy. from these rising sea levels and increase intensity storms. >> so coral, where does the conflict come from, then, within the scientific community? because it seems like there are two camps on the legitimacy of climate change. >> the journal -- the national academy of sciences, the journal, proceedings of the national academy of sciences took a survey of scientists who work on this a couple of years ago, and there was agreement among 97% of scientists that fossil fuel emissions from human activity lead to global warming. are warming the atmosphere. that's an incredibly high consensus. so it's 97% in agreement. 3% in disagreement. at this consensus. at this point the scientific consensus is very, very strong that burning coal and oil and fossil fuels is warming the planet and leading to these extreme weather situations. >> so, this question really, then, is directed to the 3% of scientists as we look at the latest cover of "business week" it speaks for itself, coral, we had new york cit
even before sandy. from these rising sea levels and increase intensity storms. >> so coral, where does the conflict come from, then, within the scientific community? because it seems like there are two camps on the legitimacy of climate change. >> the journal -- the national academy of sciences, the journal, proceedings of the national academy of sciences took a survey of scientists who work on this a couple of years ago, and there was agreement among 97% of scientists that fossil...
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you can say it's sandy, but he caught the last break and if there is anybody with a little bit of an advantage, it appears he has it >> howard? >> before i came on the air, i checked in with the top guns in both campaigns. my sense is trying to read between the lines of the e-mails. the obama people are a little more confident right now. the romney people keep harping on pennsylvania, on the idea if they can't win ohio's 18 electoral votes they can substitute it with 20 from pennsylvania. i've been told that the president is not going to pennsylvania but bill clinton will be in pennsylvania tomorrow. the obama people are confident enough about the flanks maneuver that romney is trying in pennsylvania not to bother sending the president there. the president will be in ohio tomorrow, which is his center of gravity and has been from the beginning. that's the electoral college reason, because without ohio and pennsylvania, it's virtually impossible for romney to get it done. >> i can give you the same reporting. they don't want it to look like romney has something going in pennsylvania.
you can say it's sandy, but he caught the last break and if there is anybody with a little bit of an advantage, it appears he has it >> howard? >> before i came on the air, i checked in with the top guns in both campaigns. my sense is trying to read between the lines of the e-mails. the obama people are a little more confident right now. the romney people keep harping on pennsylvania, on the idea if they can't win ohio's 18 electoral votes they can substitute it with 20 from...
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but when you look at early voting, obviously that was in place before sandy. the president talking today with his new modified stump speech really detailing the folks he's fighting for. he says whether they're in urban area or a rural area, this is what i am fighting for, this very passionate speech as part of his closing argument. >> yeah, i think you're right, tamron. what president obama has done in the past week with sandy can only help him. you have 78% of the american public thinks he's done a good job. that's republicans and democrats. think he's done a good job in handling the sandy situation. and the hurricane relief efforts. and then you look at the early voting, as was just mentioned a moment ago, the president has a 35-point advantage in early voting in iowa. a 30-point advantage in ohio. i'm down in florida right now in tampa. he has an early voting advantage here in florida as well, a state that's still neck and neck. and he's making a very effective closing argument that's buoyed by the economic news that came out today. we had consumer confiden
but when you look at early voting, obviously that was in place before sandy. the president talking today with his new modified stump speech really detailing the folks he's fighting for. he says whether they're in urban area or a rural area, this is what i am fighting for, this very passionate speech as part of his closing argument. >> yeah, i think you're right, tamron. what president obama has done in the past week with sandy can only help him. you have 78% of the american public thinks...
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chris christie's bipartisan approach to hurricane sandy. in "the orlando sentinel," hurricane sandy proves case for obama. with me is u.s. congressman frank pallone, a democrat from new jersey. his district stretches from monmouth county to asbury park, and cynthia tucker is a visiting professor at the university of georgia. i want to talk to the congressman about your district. we're going to show some pictures now, but you describe it verbally. what is the condition of the jersey coast where you represent? >> it's really catastrophic, chris. i mean, i spent the last few days going to the various sections, and you see houses completely destroyed. washed away, businesses destroyed, the boardwalk, the beach club. and so many people displaced. i mean, today i was mainly concerned in trying to get food and water and shelter for people because it was getting colder out. so this is really catastrophic. i've never seen anything like it. >> how do you grade the efforts of the governor up there in and you guy in congress? have you been able to do t
chris christie's bipartisan approach to hurricane sandy. in "the orlando sentinel," hurricane sandy proves case for obama. with me is u.s. congressman frank pallone, a democrat from new jersey. his district stretches from monmouth county to asbury park, and cynthia tucker is a visiting professor at the university of georgia. i want to talk to the congressman about your district. we're going to show some pictures now, but you describe it verbally. what is the condition of the jersey...